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>>> well the irs scandal continues. tomorrow the sent fat finance committee is going to hold a hearing on it. there were reports at least one senior white house official knew about this investigation four weeks ago, even though the president said he only learned about it ten days ago. delia goncalves is live outside irs headquarters with the story on how the agency is allegedly targeting conservative groups. good morning. >> reporter: good morning the white house maintains the irs is an independent agency and in no way acted on behalf of the pips administration. we heard from a top adviser to the president yesterday. he said it is customary to withhold information about these independent investigations from the president until all the facts come out. and now na we foe the facts, many critics say it is clear gross mismanagement at the irs led to criminal acts within the agency. many republicans say the irs violated the rights of americans when tea parties and conservative groups were scrutinized over a tax-exempt process
>>> well the irs scandal continues. tomorrow the sent fat finance committee is going to hold a hearing on it. there were reports at least one senior white house official knew about this investigation four weeks ago, even though the president said he only learned about it ten days ago. delia goncalves is live outside irs headquarters with the story on how the agency is allegedly targeting conservative groups. good morning. >> reporter: good morning the white house maintains the...
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the irs is conducting a 30 day review of the entire organization. republican senator john cornyn. >> i have a very hard time believing this is something cooked up it cincinnati from midlevel employees at the irs. that is just implausible. >> reporter: irs commissioner steven miller testified on friday that his technical advisor told him the name of the person responsible for targeting tea party and patriot groups but he said he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this week at which congress will try to get its answer. jim. >> sharyl, thank you. >> five numbers and the powerball. tonight it adds up to more than $590 million dollars. and the biggest powerball jackpot ever. a single ticket with the winning number was sold at a supermarket in zephyr hills florida. ashley porter is there. ashley? >>. >> reporter: well, jim, this wing ticket was bought at this publix in zephyr hills 30 miles outside of tampa. we don't know who the lucky winner is yet but even if this person wanted to come forward today to officially claim that prize, they cou
the irs is conducting a 30 day review of the entire organization. republican senator john cornyn. >> i have a very hard time believing this is something cooked up it cincinnati from midlevel employees at the irs. that is just implausible. >> reporter: irs commissioner steven miller testified on friday that his technical advisor told him the name of the person responsible for targeting tea party and patriot groups but he said he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this...
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the irs. the white house says they didn't receive the results of the internal investigation until last wednesday. >> they have met with the treasury department, spoken, he had resigned and they took steps to make sure it never happens again. >> he called it inexcusable. republican senator john cornyn sought to tie the irs scandal to the white house on sunday. >> it seems to be the answer whenever they're caught is i didn't know about it. >> reporter: they put them under extra scrutiny what when they started in 2010. republicans said sunday they're not so sure. >> who knew, when did they know, why did they do this, how high up in the government did it go. >> he told congress on friday that his agency's mistakes were the result of mismanagement, not partisanship. >> i think what happened here is foolish mistakes were made in that they were foolish in their workload selection. >> reporter: we now know that some were informed that this investigation was under way nearly a year ago and that weakens
the irs. the white house says they didn't receive the results of the internal investigation until last wednesday. >> they have met with the treasury department, spoken, he had resigned and they took steps to make sure it never happens again. >> he called it inexcusable. republican senator john cornyn sought to tie the irs scandal to the white house on sunday. >> it seems to be the answer whenever they're caught is i didn't know about it. >> reporter: they put them under...
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the irs it would be in the purview of congress. if the do nothing congress had acted and given us a guideline as to what constitutes a terrorist organization or not. >> let me ask you this. here is the question. the problem is not that they went through the forms and were diligent they were only diligent with one side they didn't put that to left wing groups. >> there are a lot of progressive groups in texas saying i didn't know it was illegal for the irs to ask me at that question. the plan that has gotten parted san on what constitutes a terrorist organization and political organization. i was saying giving coupons to hungry people that has been politicized, food stamps have been politicized if we can't agree food stamps are charity congress should be making this decision. >> we can have a different discussion about whether tax codes can be what it is this is what it is. i would like someone to come out and say what muslim groups were targeted this way whether muslims ask for prayers they pray no. what one progressive organizatio
the irs it would be in the purview of congress. if the do nothing congress had acted and given us a guideline as to what constitutes a terrorist organization or not. >> let me ask you this. here is the question. the problem is not that they went through the forms and were diligent they were only diligent with one side they didn't put that to left wing groups. >> there are a lot of progressive groups in texas saying i didn't know it was illegal for the irs to ask me at that question....
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who are the irs defenders? gon the "new yo times" web site if can bear ook he at the this morni00% favorcmments f t glirs what do t say? >> covatives ed it. this is theof t irs to crush dissent bythe president's polal opponents. ou are wondngthe erica is the "new york in >> ton:hat great.ectio turned on on site not on that one. saome mom.clay i shas arst vilifion. had their com a repeate ying to tax exempt prove her worth like thuy. listen it? >> ffensive when someone asksfor every speech tt has eve been gn, i felt very of espely becauseove this country. a i'm try to do educate people. we speak about the constitution. it's not l doing ythg subvve angr peopl i just am flabbergast. >> now they are putti up that f. we will see if it's part of class action lawsuit or individualwsuit. >>here are awful lot o people in the same potion as becky gtson they worked hardhey w ims. >> clayton: discrimon. ed in a lawsuit.ould be was lation -- was it drimination? we don't know fully ye criteria was met.l of t we have tsee whe
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it is telling the irs in the response to the i.g. said they gotten pressures from members of congress to look into tea party groups. that will be explored by the senate finance committee and house ways and means committee. >> jamie: the white house has asked staffers at meetings don't spend any more than 10% of your time on addressing this. what kind of strategy is that? >> i think the white house really fumbled their initial response to the irs scandal. so the end of the this week they picked up the game a bit. they are going to have to be relentless. this has to be on the president's desk on a daily basis for the in ex several weeks because congress is going to be looking into this for quite some time. >> jamie: look at all these hearings going on. forget about the costs to the taxpayers, there are other issues on the plate for the president. he is saying i want to focus on jobs immigration. middle-class will be focus. is he saying that this scandal or even benghazi doesn't impact those americans, as well? >> i think the strategy f
it is telling the irs in the response to the i.g. said they gotten pressures from members of congress to look into tea party groups. that will be explored by the senate finance committee and house ways and means committee. >> jamie: the white house has asked staffers at meetings don't spend any more than 10% of your time on addressing this. what kind of strategy is that? >> i think the white house really fumbled their initial response to the irs scandal. so the end of the this week...
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the people at the irs who are like storm troopers. the irs is the most feared agency in the world next to maybe the kgb. and these are the people tasked with enforcing making sure that everyone has health insurance? it is a disaster. this woman got $103,000 in bow nesss. taxpayer funded money. was basically promoted and oversaw the targeting of conservative and religious groups and she is getting a promotion. you are telling me that no one know hass is going on here. >> mike: steven miller salt there with a straight face and said the reason this happened is they were just trying to be so efficient. >> hilarious. let's not forget, steven miller was fired. he is is gone. now, i underand it obama did not -- obama did not take him out to the middle of times square and flog him like people might want. i think this is a fair point when you apply for tax exempt status does that make you immediately above the law? can we not ask a question as to whether or not your application is, correct? i think that is what they were trying to do. did they
the people at the irs who are like storm troopers. the irs is the most feared agency in the world next to maybe the kgb. and these are the people tasked with enforcing making sure that everyone has health insurance? it is a disaster. this woman got $103,000 in bow nesss. taxpayer funded money. was basically promoted and oversaw the targeting of conservative and religious groups and she is getting a promotion. you are telling me that no one know hass is going on here. >> mike: steven...
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of the irs. and g.o.p. lawmakers are insiferting, we will answer that, what they knew, when -- or knew nothing at all. they are vowing to, quote, get to the bottom of this. peter doocy's tracking this for us live in the bethway. good morning. >> good morning. not only does the white house say they were oblivious to the white house policies that were unfairly targeting conservingative groups, but a white house senior adviser says when the white house put a bull's-eye on parties with tea party or conservative groups, it may not have been political at all. >> look at what the inspector general said in their report and to congress on friday. 1; there is no evidence of outside influence, other than this came directly from the irs. and 2; this was not based on politically motivation. >> the house chairman thinks much, much differently than the white house advisers. this morgue, he said, not only was the irs giving the conservative groups unfair scrutiny, but they were leaking private tax information to
of the irs. and g.o.p. lawmakers are insiferting, we will answer that, what they knew, when -- or knew nothing at all. they are vowing to, quote, get to the bottom of this. peter doocy's tracking this for us live in the bethway. good morning. >> good morning. not only does the white house say they were oblivious to the white house policies that were unfairly targeting conservingative groups, but a white house senior adviser says when the white house put a bull's-eye on parties with tea...
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>> geraldo: the targeting of the irs by the tea party and other conservatives. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is how stupid do they think we are? >> geraldo: stupid or crafty, the second scandal plaguing the administration is still the spin the state department put on benghazi. >> ongoing obsession with talking points and benghazi and the attempts to politicize that. constitute a side show driven purely by or largely by political interests. >> the fact that the state department was intimately involved in this and they were taking out factual information because they were worried about the political ramifications of that, i think that is a pretty important point. >> geraldo: and perhaps the most important point or at least the scandal
>> geraldo: the targeting of the irs by the tea party and other conservatives. >> was the irs using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? yes. was the irs delaying their applications? yes, and finally, did the irs ask unnecessary and inappropriate questions of applicants. again, yes. >> it was inadvertent. just some odd underlings out of cincinnati that did this and there was no political motive whatever involved. the question is...
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the irs is just the most recent example. >> it is no wonder that the agents in the irs don't get the message. the president demonizes his opponent and the head of the union -- >> but senator, that is a leap that you can make as argument, but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- >> well, the investigation. >> you can talk about a cult ur. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed that you call a culture of intimidation at the irs to target political opponents. >> i don't think we know what the facts are. >> joining us now, a man who deals only in facts. former congressman joes is tack, three-star navy admiral. >> thanks, s.e., good to be with you. >> i'm going to be blunt. i don't give a hoot about what this means for the president. he's not up for re-election, i don't neat need to make this about obama, and frankly, i feel pretty confident the republicans are going to keep the house and maybe even take over the senate, but what i care about is systemic government overreach and bureaucracies like the irs or the doj or the state departmen
the irs is just the most recent example. >> it is no wonder that the agents in the irs don't get the message. the president demonizes his opponent and the head of the union -- >> but senator, that is a leap that you can make as argument, but you don't have fact to back it up. you can create -- >> well, the investigation. >> you can talk about a cult ur. do you have any evidence that the president of the united states directed that you call a culture of intimidation at...
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you start with the irs agents at the cincinnati office. the guys you first tried to put all the blame on. then you put them in the grand jury and you ask them under oath which supervisors directed them to withhold tax exempt status and investigate any one who might criticize your administration. you feds know how to do that. you do it all the time. and by the way, the system doesn't need to be fixed, your administration needs to be fixed. so if you want the truth, tell your director of the irs exempt division the learned lois lerner the one who says she is not good at math not to lie to congress, which she did when she said that her screening process was unbiased. when in truth, two years ago, she knew her agents were flagging all cases of any one who might criticize your administration. but, of course, mr. president, you will get to the bottom of this. >>e think we will be able to -- i think we will be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong and we are going to be able to implement steps to fix it. and
you start with the irs agents at the cincinnati office. the guys you first tried to put all the blame on. then you put them in the grand jury and you ask them under oath which supervisors directed them to withhold tax exempt status and investigate any one who might criticize your administration. you feds know how to do that. you do it all the time. and by the way, the system doesn't need to be fixed, your administration needs to be fixed. so if you want the truth, tell your director of the irs...
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. >> the allegations are the irs was doing this for more than a year. a year ago the president was running for re-election, so did the people in the white house know the irs was applying additional scrutiny to the tax documents of conservative groups, perhaps to keep them at bay during the election? if that's the case, you could argue this was a political decision. if none of the political people in the white house knew about it, then the irs will say, well, we did this because it was overload. too many of these applications. you can make both arguments. congress needs to get to the bottom because who knew what, when is paramount importance. >> they have to spend half or a little more than half of all their money on certain matters and then the rest of it they can just spend on political operative business. that's because of this ruling from the supreme court. whether you like that or not doesn't matter but you have to investigate whether they're at the right threshold, whether they're documenting tax laws, but to apply to one side and not the other, th
. >> the allegations are the irs was doing this for more than a year. a year ago the president was running for re-election, so did the people in the white house know the irs was applying additional scrutiny to the tax documents of conservative groups, perhaps to keep them at bay during the election? if that's the case, you could argue this was a political decision. if none of the political people in the white house knew about it, then the irs will say, well, we did this because it was...
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told of the irs investigation a year ago. but tonight, we have learned that some republican members of congress were also told back then. reena ninan joining us from the white house. reena, good evening. >> reporter: the white house officials were first made aware of the irs probe in late april. but insisted president obama wasn't informed then. instead, learning about it when the story broke in the media. white house aide dan pfeiffer says no orders were given to the irs to go after tea party groups. >> bottom line, no communication as far as you know from the white house, to the irs, about this targeting? >> no. absolutely not. whether it's legal or illegal, is not important to the fact that the conduct of the matter. we have to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: senior treasury officials learned of the investigation last year and so did republicans. the chair of the house oversight committee knew of the probe in june. and asked what would be in an irs inspector general's report. >> i knew when we made the alle
told of the irs investigation a year ago. but tonight, we have learned that some republican members of congress were also told back then. reena ninan joining us from the white house. reena, good evening. >> reporter: the white house officials were first made aware of the irs probe in late april. but insisted president obama wasn't informed then. instead, learning about it when the story broke in the media. white house aide dan pfeiffer says no orders were given to the irs to go after tea...
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of the irs -- the irs is part of the enforcement. i think the problem is majority of the states are not setting up state exchanges in almost half the states there's question about participating in the expansion of medicaid. those are the pillars to expand coverage to all americans, the fundamental obama promise of i think advocates are worried that it sets obama up to fail. >> a lot of the business owners around the country are looking what it means for them. what the costs are going to be. a lot of people making the decision whether they're going to drop health insurance for their employees and just pay the fine because it's cheaper. so, there's going to be a lot of unintended consequences, don't you think? >> do another repeal vote. part of the problem is, how does this get managed and the obama administration and the states set up their exchanges? >> time is wasting here. they need to have this done by september, by the fall. >> yes. they are not even sure how it's all going to roll out. it's never been done before. >> i want to q
of the irs -- the irs is part of the enforcement. i think the problem is majority of the states are not setting up state exchanges in almost half the states there's question about participating in the expansion of medicaid. those are the pillars to expand coverage to all americans, the fundamental obama promise of i think advocates are worried that it sets obama up to fail. >> a lot of the business owners around the country are looking what it means for them. what the costs are going to...
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the irs is the most recent example. >> reporter: president obama tried to shift the focus. >> despite sometimes the doom and gloom of what you hear emanating out of washington, you should be optimistic about this country. >> reporter: a senior white house adviser also appeared on five morning talk shows calling accusations of mismanagement offensive and absurd. >> there's no question that republicans are trying to make political hay here. >> reporter: on capitol hill, two more hearings will look at targeting of conservative groups. >> we need to find out who made those decisions, hold them to account and see how high up the chain it went. >> reporter: republicans are continuing to dig into the administration's handling of the terrorist attack in benghazi. others are criticizing the justice department's seizure of journalist phone records as part of a leak investigation. >> i know what the message being sent is that if you talk to the press, we're going to go after you. >> reporter: the ap says it's losing sources because of the seizure. another consequence the white house contends wit
the irs is the most recent example. >> reporter: president obama tried to shift the focus. >> despite sometimes the doom and gloom of what you hear emanating out of washington, you should be optimistic about this country. >> reporter: a senior white house adviser also appeared on five morning talk shows calling accusations of mismanagement offensive and absurd. >> there's no question that republicans are trying to make political hay here. >> reporter: on capitol...
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it's no wonder that the a little and irs get the message. the president demonizes his opponents. >> heather: so let's bring in our political panel, mercedes ex spokesperson for george w. bush and david mercer, deputy finance director for the dnc. david, is there a saying, do as i say, not as i do. is this a case of the opposite, do as i do, not as necessarily i say, where administration members give them low level or high don't need to be told directly to do these things, but they take do it by actions they see taken, an unspoken directive or culture of intimidation? >> i don't think that many would put stock on what the senate minority leader just mentioned with regard to this culture of intimidation. in fact, there is no proof of it. in fact, he needs to pay attention to the facts that were borne out in the investigation or the hearing on friday which was that one by the i.g. or inspector general, there was found to be no evidence of political motivation in the targeting. secondly, it wasn't the white house that was informed about this, it
it's no wonder that the a little and irs get the message. the president demonizes his opponents. >> heather: so let's bring in our political panel, mercedes ex spokesperson for george w. bush and david mercer, deputy finance director for the dnc. david, is there a saying, do as i say, not as i do. is this a case of the opposite, do as i do, not as necessarily i say, where administration members give them low level or high don't need to be told directly to do these things, but they take do...
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is now in charge of the irs obama care offers. you cannot make this stuff up. >> the republican controlled house passed for the third time and retail for obama care. it is the 37 time they have tried to eliminate the 2010 law. it has little chance of going anywhere in the senate. france has joined the list of countries that recognize same-sex marriage. it allows same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. they have ruled the new law constitutioconstitutional ... nine countries in europe support same-sex marriage. scientists recorded a powerful explosion on the surface of the moon yesterday, in the right traveling... the impact was so powerful that the flash of bright light could be seen from earth with the naked guy. astronomers have been looking at the moon for the past eight years watching for an event like this. part of a program that is designed to look at space debris. a beautiful day to start the weekend, we should be in the '80s tomorrow. \ / be in the '80s tomorrow. \ / h icph ok so i've been having an affair of so
is now in charge of the irs obama care offers. you cannot make this stuff up. >> the republican controlled house passed for the third time and retail for obama care. it is the 37 time they have tried to eliminate the 2010 law. it has little chance of going anywhere in the senate. france has joined the list of countries that recognize same-sex marriage. it allows same-sex couples to get married and adopt children. they have ruled the new law constitutioconstitutional ... nine countries in...
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involving the irs and the deadly attack in benghazi. >>> subway shocker. the moment a stroller falls onto a live train track there. the baby strapped inside. we will show you what happens next. >>> still soaring, this just in, no winning ticket overnight. that means the massive powerball ticket payout keeps on growing. >>> good thursday morning. crews in north texas have worked through the night looking for people who may still be trapped in the rubble from those storms. >> at least six people died when powerful tornadoes touched down just after dinner. dozens of homes destroyed or damaged. >> and the storm threat is still not over. there are watches and warnings posted throughout the morning as the storm makes its way east now, and we begin with abc's devin dwyer. [ sirens ] >> reporter: the outbreak of tornadoes hit north texas hard. at least three confirmed twisters left a path of destruction, a war zone of damaged and destroyed homes. the town of granbury southwest of ft. worth was hardest hit. many of the homes there were built by habitat for humanity
involving the irs and the deadly attack in benghazi. >>> subway shocker. the moment a stroller falls onto a live train track there. the baby strapped inside. we will show you what happens next. >>> still soaring, this just in, no winning ticket overnight. that means the massive powerball ticket payout keeps on growing. >>> good thursday morning. crews in north texas have worked through the night looking for people who may still be trapped in the rubble from those...
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out by the rirks -- by the irs. it will be the first time lawmakers will have the chance to have her explain the policy and how high up the chain of command that the orders came. >> it will be very interesting. >> reporter: it will be great. >> we'll be on it. pfeifer was also on the defensive, concerning the deadly benghazi attack. he refused to say where exactly the president was that night and insisted that ambassador rice is owed an apology. we have more. >> reporter: the month-long controversy over the security support, the reactions and the revised talking points, after the 9/11 terror attack continue. dan pfeifer making the sunday rounds, standing by the independent review board's findings and he passionately says that the idea that the president was not responsive at the benghazi attack is offensive. >> with due respect, you didn't answer my question. what did the president do that night? >> he was in constantd touch with the national security team and kept up with events. >> was he in the situation room. >>
out by the rirks -- by the irs. it will be the first time lawmakers will have the chance to have her explain the policy and how high up the chain of command that the orders came. >> it will be very interesting. >> reporter: it will be great. >> we'll be on it. pfeifer was also on the defensive, concerning the deadly benghazi attack. he refused to say where exactly the president was that night and insisted that ambassador rice is owed an apology. we have more. >>...
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been informed of the inspector general's report on the irs. but that it would have been improper for the white house to impede or intervene in that investigation anyway in any way. this morning there were reports in the "wall street journal" and our newspaper that in fact the general counsel in the white house, katherine rummeler learned of the i.g. report and learned of the conclusions in the i.g. report. that's a slightly different story than the white house has been putting out. these are the types of questions that come up day by day that could pose more of a distraction than the 10% of the time that you alluded to. that dennis mcdonough would like to limit this too. >> as senator blunt was saying on the daily rundown, chris cillizza, what is common sense? would the white house counsel have learned of this and not told the chief of staff? would the chief of staff know about it and not tell the president? you have to say what tests you know, cred you'llty here? >> mark is right here if dan fifer appeared on all the shows yesterday and said
been informed of the inspector general's report on the irs. but that it would have been improper for the white house to impede or intervene in that investigation anyway in any way. this morning there were reports in the "wall street journal" and our newspaper that in fact the general counsel in the white house, katherine rummeler learned of the i.g. report and learned of the conclusions in the i.g. report. that's a slightly different story than the white house has been putting out....
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the same freedom to run the place like they do the irs. because we need real immigration reform. i think this. i didn't hear exactly what they said. but the right kind of immigration reform will mean we have a more secure border. we'll put the resources in, but we also will try to cut down the demand for coming here illegally by having the right mix of jobs that'll improve our economy. >> we continue to see reports on the deficit actually getting worse. you know, there was some conflicting reports that actually things looked like they were better. last december you said, and i'm going to quote, hold your nose, end quote. raise taxes on the two top income brackets in return for tax reform and entitlement reforps. we still don't have agreement for any reforms. are you still willing to hold your nose? >> we've already given the tax increase. i mean, that's tone. i wish that the republicans and the congress had said the only way you're going to get your tax increase, mr. president, is if we get these entitlement reforms. but our guys weren't w
the same freedom to run the place like they do the irs. because we need real immigration reform. i think this. i didn't hear exactly what they said. but the right kind of immigration reform will mean we have a more secure border. we'll put the resources in, but we also will try to cut down the demand for coming here illegally by having the right mix of jobs that'll improve our economy. >> we continue to see reports on the deficit actually getting worse. you know, there was some...
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what is the danger with the irs? >> this was just in the tax exempt division and that is the group that is tax exempt. you have to apply for that. this is just in that and targeting of groups on idea logical groupeds and look for someone with tea party in their name or numb- 12 or stougz -- constitution in their names. all of us deal with the irs in terms of our respective taxes and clearly the fear is that this sort of targeting could have gone on outside just this tax exempt division in cincinnati. >> real quickly. i want to get your response on sarah hall ingram, she was the woman in charge while that was going on in the tax exempt division. now she's in charge leading the implementation of obama care for all americans, health care, the new affordable health care act. what is it that communicate to you? >> that has republicans nervous. people don't know how big of a part of the obama care is played by the irs. that is the enforcer of obama care and have to submit a w9 or 2 form softballing that you have coverage.
what is the danger with the irs? >> this was just in the tax exempt division and that is the group that is tax exempt. you have to apply for that. this is just in that and targeting of groups on idea logical groupeds and look for someone with tea party in their name or numb- 12 or stougz -- constitution in their names. all of us deal with the irs in terms of our respective taxes and clearly the fear is that this sort of targeting could have gone on outside just this tax exempt division in...
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more hearings into the irs targeting of tea party groups. president obama's aides are looking to counter what some are calling a culture of a cover-up. the gop is blowing things out of proportion. americans do not think congressional republicans are overreacting. a woman is charged murdering her husband. he was found dead of an overdose in is ellicott city home. a man is charged with drunk driving and causing a life- threatening injuries last une. june. police say he refused a breathalyzer test. >> a man says he doesn't remember setting fire to is in girlfriend's apartment. kim dacey is live with more. >> good morning. saystate's fire marshal they have enough information to charge ryan spann with two counts of arson. he does not remember setting the fires. the apartment caught fire around 1:00 on sunday morning. there was an argument between ryan spann and his girlfriend. the state fire marshal said the girlfriend left. police thinkime, spann set two fires. the girlfriend returned. neighbors smelled smoke. everybody was able to get out. dama
more hearings into the irs targeting of tea party groups. president obama's aides are looking to counter what some are calling a culture of a cover-up. the gop is blowing things out of proportion. americans do not think congressional republicans are overreacting. a woman is charged murdering her husband. he was found dead of an overdose in is ellicott city home. a man is charged with drunk driving and causing a life- threatening injuries last une. june. police say he refused a breathalyzer...
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, in this case, to get to the truth of exactly what went on in the irs because the irs employees are not obviously telling us what went on and what the truth is. jon: and again, we're learning more about how all of these scandals are coming to light. this one, came from a question at an american bar association seminar, a forum, in which lois lerner sort of let it slip, oh, yeah, we targeted tea party groups kind of by accident. turns out the question had been planted according to "the washington post". >> right. so they don't break it, bringing it to congress, revealing it, through, some legitimate channel. they actually have a questioner that they plant at a conference where they just happen to drop it on a friday afternoon, the day that people usually drop things they want to fade away by the weekend, hoping that maybe the news cycle will bury it and weekend will bury it. jon: that way the administration can come out and say we told you about this a long time ago, this is old news. >> right. so you have all these, you know, suspicious allegations. you know i heard some allegations
, in this case, to get to the truth of exactly what went on in the irs because the irs employees are not obviously telling us what went on and what the truth is. jon: and again, we're learning more about how all of these scandals are coming to light. this one, came from a question at an american bar association seminar, a forum, in which lois lerner sort of let it slip, oh, yeah, we targeted tea party groups kind of by accident. turns out the question had been planted according to "the...
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on capitol hill this week, including hearings of the irs targeting of tea party groups. there were new revelations over the weekend about who knew about what the targeting and when. treasury department officials were told of an investigation into irs actions about a year ago, as for some republican congressmen. as for what happens next, it depends on your party. >> i think a special council is going to end up being necessary here. >> we're not going to participate in a partisan fishing expedition to distract from the issues at hand. >> pfeiffer said there was no communication between the obama administration and the irs about the targeting. >>> all eyes are on a tiny town in florida, waiting for the country's newest multimillionaire to emerge. the lucky person or group can't remain anonymous for too long. state law requires winners to go public. here's abc's chuck segerson. >> reporter: these are the six numbers that add up to $590 million, that is. and lady luck kissed just one ticket, sold in the town of zephyrhills, florida, at this publix supermarket. shoppers there
on capitol hill this week, including hearings of the irs targeting of tea party groups. there were new revelations over the weekend about who knew about what the targeting and when. treasury department officials were told of an investigation into irs actions about a year ago, as for some republican congressmen. as for what happens next, it depends on your party. >> i think a special council is going to end up being necessary here. >> we're not going to participate in a partisan...
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the irs audit was confirmed by jay carney last week. so this news was actually revealed last week. >> to be totally clear there's some nuance here specifically and i was in those briefings with jay carney when he said it was generally that the white house council's office, the chief lawyer to the president last week, he note head learned on april 22nd, several weeks ago that an audit was taking place regarding the irs. he didn't give us, jay carney didn't give us specific information about exactly what the chief counsel, what the chief lawyer knew at the time. we confirmed is that at that time kathy rumner was made aware that the irs audit would show that a smaller group of individuals within the irs had been involved in inappropriately targeting conservatives. so that's what the difference is there. the white house is punching back on this issue. jay carney is beginning his briefing at the white house even as we speak and the first question out of the gates was about this topic. the white house insists they did nothing wrong. the presi
the irs audit was confirmed by jay carney last week. so this news was actually revealed last week. >> to be totally clear there's some nuance here specifically and i was in those briefings with jay carney when he said it was generally that the white house council's office, the chief lawyer to the president last week, he note head learned on april 22nd, several weeks ago that an audit was taking place regarding the irs. he didn't give us, jay carney didn't give us specific information...
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was there any direction to the irs from the white house? if the answer to those two questions is no, this isn't going to go very far. some irs officials have lost their jobs. other irs leaders have to answer questions about why they didn't tell congress earlier about this. unless you can draw this tightly to the white house, this may lead to some changes in the irs and this program. but i don't think the idea of a scandal will continue. >> and the administration is saying that the white house didn't know until the spring. but, now, we're hearing reports they knew about this last year, 2012, before the election, lot of people wondering, if the former treasury secretary tim geithner knew about it. >> that's the question. the white house has said that information was not passed on, and we should also say, though, that it turns out that the inspector general also told congress about this back in july 2012. a letter was sent in july saying that this investigation was going on. some in congress were aware or should have been aware that this was g
was there any direction to the irs from the white house? if the answer to those two questions is no, this isn't going to go very far. some irs officials have lost their jobs. other irs leaders have to answer questions about why they didn't tell congress earlier about this. unless you can draw this tightly to the white house, this may lead to some changes in the irs and this program. but i don't think the idea of a scandal will continue. >> and the administration is saying that the white...
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was there any direction from the white house to the irs? if the answer to those two questions is no, my guess is that in the end, this isn't going to go very far. you've already had some irs officials lose their jobs. other irs leaders have to answer questions about why they didn't tell congress more, earlier about this. unless you can draw this tightly to the white house, this may lead to some changes in the irs and this program. but i don't think the idea of a scandal will continue. >> and the administration is saying that the white hous didn't know until the spring. but, now, we're hearing reports that officials as high up as the deputy treasury secretary knew about this last year, 2012, before the election. a lot of people wondering if the former treasury secretary tim geithner knew about this. how high up the food chain could this go? >> that's the question. kneel walton, the deputy treasury secretary was told in june about this. the white house has said that information was not passed on, and we should also say, though, that it turns
was there any direction from the white house to the irs? if the answer to those two questions is no, my guess is that in the end, this isn't going to go very far. you've already had some irs officials lose their jobs. other irs leaders have to answer questions about why they didn't tell congress more, earlier about this. unless you can draw this tightly to the white house, this may lead to some changes in the irs and this program. but i don't think the idea of a scandal will continue. >>...
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principally the irs issue. there is a lot to be answered to there. but as yet i haven't seen any evidence of high level wrongdoing at the treasury department, at the white house, or anywhere else. there's certainly been some incompetence that was clearly political targeting or targeting that had the effect of focusing on political groups. but that does not as yet appear to touch the white house, touch senior levels of the treasury department. there are a lot of questions there that have to be answered. in the scheme of things i thing that's the one that will have legs in terms of really draining the white house's attention and so on but it can be handled and managed and i think it will be. the others -- the ap issue is quite serious on its own account. benghazi, while serious, i really think there's no ability for the republican opposition to get any traction on that front in terms of pasting the white house. they already pasted susan rice. one thing we know now is that she was not at fault here at all and that the white house was neutral in terms of
principally the irs issue. there is a lot to be answered to there. but as yet i haven't seen any evidence of high level wrongdoing at the treasury department, at the white house, or anywhere else. there's certainly been some incompetence that was clearly political targeting or targeting that had the effect of focusing on political groups. but that does not as yet appear to touch the white house, touch senior levels of the treasury department. there are a lot of questions there that have to be...
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then the irs. now the associated mess. the justice department being blasted after using a secret subpoena to obtain months of phone records from the associated press without the a.p.'s knowledge. >> obviously, we're distressed that the justice department felt the need to seize our records and not tell us about it. >> so the very head of the a.p. firing off a letter to attorney general eric holder, saying there's no possible justification for what the a.p. is calling a serious interference. >> accident waiting to become a nuclear event. >> so the new specter of big brother looming at the irs is being condemned by the left and by the right. a house committee planning a friday hearing to dig deeper into the tax agency's tea party probe. and in the senate mitch mcconnell said this in just the last hour. >> this morning i'm calling on the president to make available completely and without restriction everyone, everyone who can answer the questions we have as to what's been going on at the irs. who knew about it, and how high it
then the irs. now the associated mess. the justice department being blasted after using a secret subpoena to obtain months of phone records from the associated press without the a.p.'s knowledge. >> obviously, we're distressed that the justice department felt the need to seize our records and not tell us about it. >> so the very head of the a.p. firing off a letter to attorney general eric holder, saying there's no possible justification for what the a.p. is calling a serious...
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even the irs. it just feeds the beast as opposed to, you know, to creating opportunity for the president to move on with the business of his administration. so i wouldn't say he's aloof. i would say that i think he's underestimated the opposition. >> arthel: bret, how do you see it? >> i think the president's strength is derived from his credibility and leadership and the president has not exhibited either in the cases of the scandals that are swirling around him. he's aloof, condescending, dismisssive. and that's not what the american expect out of their president, especially one who promised us in 2008 that he'd have the most open, transparent and honest government our country has ever seen. and it's been quite the contrary. it's been the most secretive and oppressive to those people he perceives as enemies. i think the american people are saying, either our president is incompetent or he's a liar or maybe a combination of both. that's not a very good attribute for the american people to put to t
even the irs. it just feeds the beast as opposed to, you know, to creating opportunity for the president to move on with the business of his administration. so i wouldn't say he's aloof. i would say that i think he's underestimated the opposition. >> arthel: bret, how do you see it? >> i think the president's strength is derived from his credibility and leadership and the president has not exhibited either in the cases of the scandals that are swirling around him. he's aloof,...
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the irs scandal, the white house gets grilled over who knew what about targeting conservative groups. share il attkisson reports. this store in florida sold the ticket for the biggest single payout in u.s. lottery history. and the civil rights legacy of medgar evers, randall pinkston shares the very personal history of how evers helped integrate tv news in mississippi making room for african-american reporters like him. >> more blacks are registered to vote now than ever before in mississippi's history. captioning sponsored by cbs
the irs scandal, the white house gets grilled over who knew what about targeting conservative groups. share il attkisson reports. this store in florida sold the ticket for the biggest single payout in u.s. lottery history. and the civil rights legacy of medgar evers, randall pinkston shares the very personal history of how evers helped integrate tv news in mississippi making room for african-american reporters like him. >> more blacks are registered to vote now than ever before in...
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the irs. it sent a chill through the community. i wanted to know if during that time, if an investigation was done, and what was the result? >> i'm unaware of any eerie i do not know what happened with regard to those matters. >> i think it would be interesting to find out. the way i hear it characterize, it would -- it was as if this was the first time the irs has done something like this. iran him or this happening to liberal groups. my second question is, if congress can passes the flee fro of class -- flee -- free flow of information act. >> i am not familiar. with regard to our shield law, there are greater protections that would have been in place for members of the press. some have noted that there was the national security exception. i think that in the view of the administration, the shield law should be something that we work on together. we can craft a national security exception that would give the press adequate protection, while the same time keeping safe the american people. lex
the irs. it sent a chill through the community. i wanted to know if during that time, if an investigation was done, and what was the result? >> i'm unaware of any eerie i do not know what happened with regard to those matters. >> i think it would be interesting to find out. the way i hear it characterize, it would -- it was as if this was the first time the irs has done something like this. iran him or this happening to liberal groups. my second question is, if congress can passes...
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it is no wonder that the agents and the irs sort of get the message. the president demonizes his opponents. >> reporter: but gop leaders concede there is no evidence the white house ordered the targeting of conservatives. >> we don't have anything to say that the president knew about this. >> the investigation has just begun so i'm not going to reach a conclusion about what we may find. >> reporter: after what may have been among the toughest weeks of the obama presidency, a just-released poll shows the president's approval rating largely unaffected. still the majority of americans view all three issues as very important to the nation. despite white house claims that some congressional republicans are overplaying their hand. >> this is not watergate, but there are some people in the administration who have acted as if they want to be nixonian. and that's a very big problem. >> what unites all these things, it undermines the credibility of the administration and the president and the competence of government. this is a time when we have a president who
it is no wonder that the agents and the irs sort of get the message. the president demonizes his opponents. >> reporter: but gop leaders concede there is no evidence the white house ordered the targeting of conservatives. >> we don't have anything to say that the president knew about this. >> the investigation has just begun so i'm not going to reach a conclusion about what we may find. >> reporter: after what may have been among the toughest weeks of the obama...
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the, the irs is scariest of all federal government agencies to the average american. and they don't like thinking that nobody's running the irs. you know in the first four years of the obama administration everything was george bush's fault. now apparently everything is nobody's fault because nobody is taking responsibility for the government anymore. bill: your comment about republicans. do you think on the senate and house side so far they have done that, they have stuck to, what you believe is a cautious approach to find the facts? >> well, i think that's happening and i think the house hearings will andould go . i hope that chairman baucus, the democrat chairman of the finance committee in the senate and others who have said there should be senate hearings move forward with that. i think this is a moment when we should take our time, we should be have your facts straight, and, see where that leads us. you should, if nobody is running the irs, somebody needs to. if nobody is responsible for talking points that try to explain the death of americans overseas somebody
the, the irs is scariest of all federal government agencies to the average american. and they don't like thinking that nobody's running the irs. you know in the first four years of the obama administration everything was george bush's fault. now apparently everything is nobody's fault because nobody is taking responsibility for the government anymore. bill: your comment about republicans. do you think on the senate and house side so far they have done that, they have stuck to, what you believe...
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excuse me, the irs. but what they fail to realize is that this has been happening to us for the past 50 years. let's talk about it. ♪ >> president obama has bee
excuse me, the irs. but what they fail to realize is that this has been happening to us for the past 50 years. let's talk about it. ♪ >> president obama has bee